| 单词 | veer |
| 释义 | Word Frequency veer 1(vɪə) verb 1. to alter direction (of); swing around 2. (intransitive) to change from one position, opinion, etc, to another 3. (intransitive) a. (of the wind) to change direction clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern b. nautical to blow from a direction nearer the stern Compare haul (sense 5)4. nautical to steer (a vessel) off the wind noun 5. a change of course or direction Word origin C16: from Old French virer, probably of Celtic origin; compare Welsh gwyro to divergeWord Frequency veer 2(vɪə) verb (tr; often foll by out or away) nautical to slacken or pay out (cable or chain) Word origin C16: from Dutch vieren, from Old High German fieren to give direction |
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